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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/05/09

    In reply to Playing Games as a Form of Travel
    I need to get back to my Endless Ocean. It looks pretty damn good on my 51" HDTV, and discovering new stuff is exciting.

    I've been whining about not having any money to go anywhere -- back to Manoa Lai!
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    Image of Ursus-Veritas Ursus-Veritas
    09/05/09

    In reply to Playing Games as a Form of Travel
    No, deep sea diver! Don't trust the Dolphin! DID YOU NOT KNOW THEY'RE THE MASTER CRIMINALS OF THE SEA!?
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    Image of expansionsss - the jaded gamer expansionsss - the jaded gamer
    09/05/09

    In reply to Playing Games as a Form of Travel
    loved endless ocean. absolutely loved it. Needed some polish, but for a Wii game.... 9/10
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    Image of Fernando Paramo Fernando Paramo
    09/05/09

    @expansionsss - the jaded gamer:

    Then you need to check Endless Ocean 2, which will be released very soon.

    The sequel has a bigger budget, so it has way better graphics, bigger areas, it has online co-op with WiiSpeak support.

    Now you can explore not only the ocean, but also lakes, rivers and even the polar ocean.

    And you can ride the dolphins to travel faster. And some animals can attack and kill you, but you can use a tranquilizer gun.
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    09/05/09

    @expansionsss - the jaded gamer: So if it was a PS360 game, what score would it get?
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    Image of Black-Dog-Howls Black-Dog-Howls
    09/05/09

    @dowingba: You know, with a 5.1 or 7.1 sound system, and a 52" HDTV, it could be incredibly awesome.
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    Image of thesircuddles thesircuddles
    09/05/09

    @dowingba: +1

    '...for a Wii game' needs to be striken from our vocabulary.
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    Image of expansionsss - the jaded gamer expansionsss - the jaded gamer
    09/05/09

    @dowingba:

    well i wouldn't play it on PS3, but Xbox360, yeah... The point is that the Poly count is kinda low on the some of the creatures, any/all online modes for Wii suck ass, and there are a few "effects" that look very old on the wii.

    generally it was a graphics complaint, which can be a detriment to immersion.

    Also, the music got old fast. it was good, but it got old.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    09/05/09

    @dowingba: That's the thing though. A game like Endless Ocean would never get made for the PS360. It's way too experimental for the devs to justify the cost of creating a game like that on a platform driven by shooters ect. It's one of those true exclusives that you'll probably never see on any other platform.
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    09/06/09

    @expansionsss - the jaded gamer: So if a 360 game came out with crappy graphics, crappy online modes, and crappy music. I assume it wouldn't get a 9/10.

    The Wii is perfectly capable of rendering good graphics, online modes, and music. It's just that, since most Wii games suck, they don't have good graphics, online modes, or music.

    Good "for a Wii game" is bogus. It's either good or it ain't.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    Did I miss something? Or did the author really not take a single picture of the actual arcade?
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    *reads title*


    Nooo.... but i'm astmatic and i've been smoking a lot..
    that counts, right? right..?

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    Image of Tyber_Zann Tyber_Zann
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    At least they have tech support nearby if things go bad.
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    Image of Luke Plunkett Luke Plunkett
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    To anybody who lives higher than 7000ft, send me an email telling me just how high it is, and where you're at Bolivia, Nepal, wherever).


    Be cool to put a list together.

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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    05/19/09

    @Luke Plunkett: And how. The makings of a really neat article or two.
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    05/19/09

    @Luke Plunkett: I wonder if they're gaming on the MIR
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    Image of alaren alaren
    05/19/09

    @Luke Plunkett: It's probably gone now, but as a kid I used to hit the mall arcade in Flagstaff, Arizona. Much of the city (though not all of it) is over 7,000 feet in elevation.
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    Image of MellowJade MellowJade
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    and the lowest arcade is in hell!
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    Image of everybest everybest
    05/19/09

    @MellowJade: I wonder what kind of games they torture people with in hell?
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    05/19/09

    @MellowJade: Superman 64, without option for inverted controls...You co-op it with Danny DeVito.


    Forever..

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    Image of MaxDragon7 MaxDragon7
    05/19/09

    @everybest: In hell, a Virtual-Boy is glued to your head, and you start playing, FOR ETERNITY! :P
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    Image of laputaquelepario laputaquelepario
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    ...the hell?


    That's "only" a bit over 2133 meters. I've played in higher "arcades" back home - and I'm sure Bolivia would have several such locales at an altitude considerably higher than 7000ft.

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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    05/19/09

    @laputaquelepario: It doesn't hold the literal title, its just how that guys views his experience.
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    Image of MasterNinja MasterNinja
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    There's that one arcade in Amsterdam...
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    05/19/09

    @MasterNinja: Skyhigh?
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    Image of mitch_93 mitch_93
    05/19/09

    In reply to Have You Been To An Arcade 7000 Feet Above Sea Level?
    Damn 2000 feet above my village.
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    Image of High Speed Indeed High Speed Indeed
    05/19/09

    @mitch_93: That's nothing! It's 7000 feet above mine.
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    05/19/09

    @HighSpeedIndeed: Oh no... Here comes the "Over 9000" crap.
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    05/19/09

    @HighSpeedIndeed: Well nobody wants to make that joke now.. you kind of ruined it..


    Oh wait, that was your inte- aaaaah, i've been had


    Clever sir... clever

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